Utah Utes vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 2/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Utes vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV

TV: ESPN+

The West Virginia Mountaineers (14-8) will take on the Utah Utes (13-9) at WVU Coliseum on Saturday.

The Utah Utes faced off with Colorado and walked away with a win by a score of 72-59 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Utes ended up with 17 and Colorado racked up 23 fouls. They made 7 of 27 attempts from distance. Colorado ended up going 76.9% when shooting free throws by making 10 of 13 shots. Furthermore, Colorado pulled down 26 rebounds (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Colorado recorded 8 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. Pertaining to defense, Utah allowed the other team to shoot 38.2% from the floor on 21 out of 55 shooting. They also dished out 16 assists in the matchup while forcing 15 turnovers and having 11 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they earned a total of 32 with 10 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Utes buried 18 of 35 tries for a rate of 51.4%. Utah ended the contest with a 48.9% field goal percentage (23 out of 47) and converted 8 of 18 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Gabe Madsen is one player who was important for this game. He finished the game at 50.0% from the floor and earned 2 assists. He saw the court for 34 minutes but finished the game without grabbing a rebound. He accounted for 17 points on 5 of 10 shooting.

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Utah will enter this game with a record of 13-9 for the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.8 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.4 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Utah is collecting 39.5 boards per game and has totaled 405 assists this year, which ranks 9th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Utes are connecting on 33.8% on shots from 3-point land (188 of 557) and 62.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 76.0 points per game (132nd in the nation) while hitting 46.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Utes have forced 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 91st in the country in allowing assists with 272 surrendered this season. The Utes defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 40.3% (534 of 1,324) and they concede 34.7 boards per game as a team. They give up 32.1% from beyond the arc and they rank 134th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (70.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the West Virginia Mountaineers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 65-60 when they played TCU. In relation to rebounding, West Virginia allowed TCU to collect 27 in total (8 on the offensive side). They shot 25.0% from three-point range by shooting 3 out of 12 and finished the contest at 20 of 23 from the free throw line (87.0%). The Mountaineers permitted TCU to make 21 out of their 50 attempts from the field which left them shooting 42.0% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Mountaineers ended up going 25 for 58 from the field which had them shooting 43.1%. When discussing 3-point shots, West Virginia buried 8 out of their 30 tries (26.7%). They were able to bury 2 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 40.0%. TCU was called for 9 personal fouls in this contest which got the Mountaineers to the charity stripe for 5 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. The Mountaineers pulled down 13 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 21 in the matchup.

Javon Small ended up being a factor for the Mountaineers in this contest. He accumulated 20 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and added 7 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 19 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 42.1%, and accumulated 1 rebound.

West Virginia has a win-loss record of 14-8 for the season. As an offensive team, the Mountaineers are shooting 42.8% from the field, which ranks them 286th in the country. West Virginia has totaled 1,524 points on the season (69.3 per game) and they average 33.3 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.7 times per contest (191st in college) and they are turning it over 11.0 times per game. The Mountaineers are responsible for committing 16.5 fouls per contest and they shoot 74.0% from the charity stripe.

The Mountaineers are ranked 16th in the nation in points given up per game with 63.7. They are able to force 13.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.1% from the floor (29th in the country). The West Virginia defense gives up 28.9% on shots from 3-point land (126 of 436) and their opposition knocks down 74.8% of their free throw shots. They allow 10.2 dimes and 36.7 rebounds every game, which is 14th and 301st in the country.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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